Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Santa Clara 
Santa Cruz 
Shasta 
Sierra 
Siskiyou 
Solano 
Sonoma 
Stanislaus 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
448 
303 
470 
21 
407 
431 
1,436 
2,073 
2007 
322 
252 
474 
20 
307 
317 
1,048 
1,449 
Any 
2012 
555 
364 
1,074 
27 
522 
429 
2,143 
2,070 
2007 
746 
430 
999 
30 
539 
573 
2,381 
2,665 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
97 
66 
137 
4 
96 
81 
394 
316 
2007 
142 
73 
183 
6 
112 
84 
560 
444 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
34 
31 
85 
1 
49 
43 
254 
196 
2007 
81 
56 
105 
- 
51 
41 
232 
261 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
55 
65 
211 
3 
95 
66 
334 
266 
2007 
87 
36 
161 
7 
108 
94 
362 
388 
200 days or more 
2012 
369 
202 
641 
19 
282 
239 
1,161 
1,292 
2007 
436 
265 
550 
17 
268 
354 
1,227 
1,572 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
27 
24 
62 
8 
47 
36 
162 
118 
2007 
46 
29 
67 
- 
27 
17 
172 
158 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
72 
60 
79 
6 
43 
60 
259 
215 
2007 
116 
49 
146 
7 
69 
91 
259 
273 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
156 
83 
304 
7 
176 
103 
550 
554 
2007 
204 
140 
401 
9 
137 
198 
740 
709 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
748 
500 
1,099 
27 
663 
661 
2,608 
3,256 
2007 
702 
464 
859 
34 
613 
584 
2,258 
2,974 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.4 
20.3 
18.6 
17.7 
20.5 
21.2 
19.2 
22.3 
2007 
18.7 
19.2 
16.0 
19.3 
19.8 
18.3 
18.0 
20.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
16 
42 
8 
25 
20 
124 
81 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
67 
46 
57 
1 
34 
43 
210 
163 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
129 
74 
253 
11 
145 
101 
493 
463 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
788 
531 
1,192 
28 
725 
696 
2,752 
3,436 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.5 
22.3 
21.1 
19.5 
23.2 
23.8 
21.3 
24.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
1 
10 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
12 
14 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
18 
11 
47 
7 
39 
15 
143 
178 
2007 
25 
22 
53 
- 
30 
17 
103 
164 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
56 
48 
92 
- 
77 
86 
276 
356 
2007 
92 
71 
189 
- 
82 
84 
267 
490 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
166 
167 
334 
8 
145 
158 
777 
919 
2007 
278 
198 
380 
12 
193 
217 
810 
1,084 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
176 
90 
219 
7 
184 
123 
470 
636 
2007 
190 
100 
236 
11 
145 
139 
481 
609 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
194 
102 
212 
2 
134 
140 
549 
578 
2007 
139 
87 
188 
12 
137 
140 
610 
554 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
153 
82 
283 
12 
136 
109 
473 
518 
2007 
131 
84 
180 
5 
99 
153 
410 
470 
70 years and over 
2012 
240 
167 
354 
12 
214 
228 
890 
948 
2007 
213 
120 
247 
10 
160 
134 
736 
729 
Average age 
2012 
62.0 
60.6 
60.5 
59.6 
60.2 
60.8 
60.1 
59.3 
2007 
59.3 
57.8 
57.2 
61.5 
58.5 
58.5 
59.4 
57.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
776 
557 
1,169 
41 
753 
706 
2,965 
3,297 
2007 
736 
485 
1,051 
30 
603 
600 
2,442 
2,640 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
151 
28 
92 
- 
54 
37 
155 
493 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
285 
257 
661 
11 
389 
164 
846 
831 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
99 
111 
50 
8 
85 
54 
871 
333 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
13 
7 
8 
" 
14 
17 
68 
39 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
119 
85 
120 
18 
115 
213 
698 
771 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
135 
118 
256 
13 
186 
255 
540 
926 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
14 
16 
35 
1 
8 
35 
96 
133 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
60 
30 
28 
1 
19 
51 
139 
175 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
937 
619 
1,482 
48 
885 
814 
3,350 
3,914 
acres, 2012 
123,605 
83,500 
342,016 
39,141 
588,196 
354,340 
504,184 
695,384 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
64 
41 
73 
- 
28 
36 
385 
178 
acres, 2012 
54,380 
5,813 
70,618 
- 
53,555 
26,106 
96,858 
27,915 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
784 
477 
1,376 
34 
750 
670 
2,716 
3,316 
2007 
838 
496 
1,360 
48 
702 
728 
2,690 
3,394 
acres, 2012 
76,201 
59,093 
269,281 
13,700 
323,214 
176,810 
275,807 
483,835 
2007 
178,232 
17,985 
(D) 
(D) 
260,798 
190,347 
303,625 
522,070 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
105 
74 
76 
5 
79 
86 
393 
426 
2007 
116 
92 
64 
- 
80 
95 
398 
440 
acres, 2012 
83,719 
15,457 
19,832 
(D) 
195,456 
127,587 
103,117 
151,086 
2007 
62,753 
18,328 
29,100 
220,358 
97,648 
103,980 
128,677 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
60 
72 
41 
3 
46 
54 
263 
258 
2007 
55 
63 
25 
2 
33 
43 
199 
212 
acres, 2012 
48,710 
10,821 
61,804 
(D) 
173,358 
69,549 
158,638 
110,246 
2007 
32,877 
6,465 
22,727 
(D) 
106,737 
60,956 
82,342 
126,296 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
13 
23 
8 
3 
9 
16 
61 
27 
2007 
25 
21 
7 
- 
8 
14 
76 
23 
acres, 2012 
834 
10,283 
2,832 
465 
11,123 
7,003 
17,474 
14,736 
2007 
2,482 
1,010 
5,597 
- 
1,611 
8,590 
14,489 
7,519 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
41 
21 
43 
3 
45 
34 
146 
116 
2007 
34 
10 
17 
- 
23 
10 
66 
45 
acres, 2012 
20,463 
4,329 
22,557 
(D) 
19,704 
26,152 
34,735 
8,143 
2007 
23,522 
3,701 
(D) 
8,030 
684 
26,459 
4,392 
-continued 
538 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
